tangible
Americanadjective
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capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial.
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real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary.
the tangible benefits of sunshine.
- Synonyms:
- perceptible, genuine, certain
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definite; not vague or elusive.
no tangible grounds for suspicion.
- Synonyms:
- specific
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(of an asset) having actual physical existence, as real estate or chattels, and therefore capable of being assigned a value in monetary terms.
noun
adjective
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capable of being touched or felt; having real substance
a tangible object
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capable of being clearly grasped by the mind; substantial rather than imaginary
tangible evidence
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having a physical existence; corporeal
tangible assets
noun
Other Word Forms
- nontangible adjective
- nontangibleness noun
- nontangibly adverb
- pretangible adjective
- pretangibly adverb
- quasi-tangible adjective
- quasi-tangibly adverb
- tangibility noun
- tangibleness noun
- tangibly adverb
- untangible adjective
Etymology
Origin of tangible
First recorded in 1580–90; from Late Latin tangibilis, from Latin tang(ere) “to touch” + -ibilis -ible; tangent ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Inviting people into our space and being able to give them high-touch brand experiences is something tangible and important for them,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
The AI boom is here and companies need to provide tangible evidence that they can thrive in a world where the technology spreads to every part of the economy.
From Barron's
The AI boom is here and companies need to provide tangible evidence that they can thrive in a world where the technology spreads to every part of the economy.
From Barron's
He pointed to the rapid adoption of AI coding and productivity tools -- including Anthropic's Claude and OpenAI's Codex -- as evidence that AI was now delivering tangible returns for both customers and cloud providers.
From Barron's
So the Chancellor is trying to use this moment of a tangible cut to every household's energy bill as a launching pad for a wider attempt to gee up consumer and business confidence.
From BBC
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